Open Redirect in Blackboard Academic Suite
CVE-2005-4206
Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23, and other versions before 6 allows remote attackers to redirect users to other URLs and conduct phishing attacks via a modified url parameter to frameset.jsp, which loads the URL into a frame and causes it to appear to be part of a valid page.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Blackboard Academic Suite — versions 6.2.3.23, 6.3.1.424
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23558 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ipomonis.com/advisories/Bb_6.zip (Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/17991 (Exploit, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/21618 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15814 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-4206?
- CVE-2005-4206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackboard Academic Suite, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2005-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2005-4206?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.